To Lynn M.-
 
>This disease is highly contagious - airborne.
 
I'm not sure where this rumor got started.  The presumed cause of ECE is not
spread by an airborne route - coronaviruses are fecal-oral.  Because of it's
extremely contagious nature, it may seem to be airborne - but it's really
just the ease of mechanical transmission on hands, clothing, utensils, and
most people lack of strict attention to detail that allows it to move almost
at will in most facilities.
 
>Bruce Williams, the pathologist/ferret owner in New York, is doing research
>on this illness.
 
Actually Washington, D.C.  Area code 202, vs. 212.
 
Bruce Williams, DVM, DACVP              Chief Pathologist, AccuPath
Dept. of Veterinary Pathology               [log in to unmask]
Armed Forces Institute of Pathology
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[Posted in FML issue 1672]